About Us

Sally Lauckner is the editor-in-chief of JustBusiness and the editorial director at Fundera.

Sally joined Fundera in 2018 and has almost 15 years of experience in print and online journalism. Previously she was the senior editor at SmartAsset—a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup that provides personal finance advice. There, she edited articles and data reports on topics including taxes, mortgages, banking, credit cards, investing, insurance, and retirement planning. She has also held various editorial roles at AOL.com, Huffington Post, and Glamour magazine. Her work has also appeared in Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and ColoradoBiz magazines, as well as Yelp, SmallBizClub, and BizCrat.

Christine Aebischer is an editor at JustBusiness and Fundera.

Previously, Christine was an editor at the financial planning startup LearnVest and its parent company, Northwestern Mutual. There she wrote and edited on topics such as debt, budgeting, insurance, taxes, investing, and retirement. She has written for print and online on topics ranging from personal finance to luxury real estate.

Eric Goldschein is the partnerships editor at JustBusiness and Fundera.

Eric Goldschein has a decade of experience in digital media, writing and reporting on entrepreneurship, finance, business lending, marketing, and small business data and trends. He has written for a number of outlets including Business Insider, HuffPost, Men’s Journal, BigCommerce, Volusion, Square, RetailNext, Zenefits, and Keap.

Randa Kriss is the senior staff writer at JustBusiness and Fundera.

Randa specializes in reviewing small business products, software, and services. She has written hundreds of reviews across a wide swath of business topics including ecommerce, merchant services, accounting, credit cards, bank accounts, lenders, and payroll and human resources solutions. She has also written for PeopleKeep, Bench, RocketLawyer, Zoho, and KNF&T Staffing, among others.

Meredith Wood is a small business owner, the editor-at-large at JustBusiness, and VP at Fundera.

Meredith is the founding editor of Fundera and has specialized in financial advice for small business owners for close to a decade. Meredith is frequently sought out for her expertise in small business lending. She is a monthly columnist for AllBusiness, and has contributed to or been featured in the SBA, SCORE, Yahoo!, Amex OPEN Forum, Fox Business, Fortune, American Banker, Small Business Trends, MyCorporation, Small Biz Daily, StartupNation, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and more.

Priyanka Prakash is a senior contributing writer at JustBusiness.

Priyanka specializes in small business finance, credit, law, and insurance, helping businesses owners navigate complicated concepts and decisions. After earning her law degree, Priyanka has spent half a decade writing on small business financial and legal concerns. Previously, Priyanka was managing editor at a small business resource site and in-house counsel at a Y Combinator tech startup. Her work has been featured in Inc., Fast Company, CNBC, Home Business Magazine, and other top publications.

Meredith Turits is a small business owner and a contributing writer for JustBusiness.

Meredith is the co-founder of an independent digital marketing agency. She has also worked as a writer and editor for more than a decade. Drawing on her background in small business and startups, she writes on business finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing for JustBusiness. Her writing has also appeared in the New Republic, BBC, Time Inc, The Paris Review Daily, JPMorgan Chase, and more.

Brian O’Connor is a small business owner and contributing writer for JustBusiness.

Brian is the former director of digital strategy at Morgan Stanley, has worked at Foreign Affairs magazine, Student Loan Hero, and is a partner of a small consulting firm. Combined, these experiences allow him to offer a unique perspective on the challenges small business owners face. Brian writes about finance, business strategy, and digital marketing for JustBusiness.

Jacqueline DeMarco is a small business owner and freelance writer and editor based in Southern California. She has written on everything from finance to travel for publications including LendingTree, SoFi, MagnifyMoney, LearnVest, Northwestern Mutual, and Apartment Therapy, among others.